If your brother owned any real estate, you can't use a No Administration Necessary petition to divide his estate. You must open his estate, have...

I'm sorry to hear of your husband's passing. Rarely are things such that you must act hastily to get things going. Occasionally outside forces...

My parents passed without a valid will. I was appointed administrator by the court. Is my sister in law entitled to inheritance?

If your brother died before your parents, and if he had no children, then you do not include anyone from his side of the family in a distribution.

Are wills required to be notarized to be legal? Is it legal for executor to restrict access to the old home.

You should file a Petition to Settlement of Accounts and force your brother to explain his conduct to the probate judge. It sounds as though the...

Who gets what?

Because your mother died without a will, you and your brother will equally split the assets of your mother's estate. You should file a Petition to...

What if your spouses children object to property in lieu of years support?

When you file a Petition For Year's Support, you are seeking extra property beyond that which you get through intestacy. You will need to prove...

Should my husband have to continue to house his father who abandoned him 19 years ago?

Your husband has no legal obligation to care for another person. Whoever told you there was a legal obligation was simply wrong. If your husband...

I do not know if your father is alive or deceased. If he is alive, your father can create a new will if the old one does not reflect his views. ...

I have a guardianship on my mother in law who a Korean green card holder. She has advanced dementia. Can I act in her behalf.

If you have a conservatorship, you can certainly enter into a real estate lease for her. You probably can with a guardianship. If your...

My sister's ex husband just passed away now the step mother is trying to keep the child

The children belong to their parents equally unless a court order changes that. If one parent dies, the children automatically belong to the other...